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The dates that will make the news — elections, summits, central-bank decisions, awards and more. Every entry has a source.
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November 20265 events
3Nov
Elections · 
US midterm electionsAmericans elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 senators and 39 governors, counting three in US territories. Voters in 37 states…
tomorrow
4Nov
Elections · 
Israel: official election results dueThe Central Elections Committee is due to publish the official results of the 27 October election. Near-final figures gave Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats…
in 2 days
9Nov
Awards & culture · 
Booker Prize 2026: the winner is namedThe winner of the 2026 Booker Prize for Fiction is announced. Six novels are on the shortlist, including books by two former winners, Douglas Stuart and Marlon…
in 7 days
9Nov–20 Nov
Climate · 
COP31 climate summitNegotiators from almost every country meet for the 31st UN climate conference. UN reports published just before it show record greenhouse gas levels in 2025…
in 7 days
18Nov–19 Nov
Diplomacy & summits · 
APEC leaders’ meetingLeaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies meet in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
in 16 days
US midterm electionsAmericans elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 senators and 39 governors, counting three in US territories. Voters in 37 states…
tomorrow
4Nov
Elections ·
Israel: official election results dueThe Central Elections Committee is due to publish the official results of the 27 October election. Near-final figures gave Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats…
in 2 days
9Nov
Awards & culture ·
Booker Prize 2026: the winner is namedThe winner of the 2026 Booker Prize for Fiction is announced. Six novels are on the shortlist, including books by two former winners, Douglas Stuart and Marlon…
in 7 days
9Nov–20 Nov
Climate ·
COP31 climate summitNegotiators from almost every country meet for the 31st UN climate conference. UN reports published just before it show record greenhouse gas levels in 2025…
in 7 days
18Nov–19 Nov
Diplomacy & summits ·
APEC leaders’ meetingLeaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies meet in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
in 16 days
December 20266 events
2Dec–4 Dec
Economy & markets · 
RBI monetary policy decisionThe Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee meets. The repo rate stands at 5.50% after a 25-basis-point rise in October, when the RBI changed its…
in 30 days
8Dec–9 Dec
Economy & markets ·
US Federal Reserve rate decisionThe Federal Open Market Committee meets. Its benchmark rate is 3.75%–4%; after two members voted for an increase in October, markets saw a strong chance of a…
in 36 days
10Dec
Science & space
Nobel Prize ceremoniesThe 2026 laureates receive their prizes on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death — the Peace Prize in Oslo, the others in Stockholm.
in 38 days
14Dec–15 Dec
Diplomacy & summits ·
G20 leaders’ summitThe United States hosts the summit of the Group of Twenty at the Trump National Doral resort.
in 42 days
16Dec–17 Dec
Economy & markets · 
ECB monetary policy decisionThe European Central Bank’s Governing Council meets. It held its deposit rate at 2.5% in October, with euro-area inflation at 3.8% in September.
in 44 days
31Dec
Diplomacy & summits
António Guterres’s term as UN Secretary-General endsHis second five-year term ends. The Security Council is choosing a successor through straw polls before recommending one candidate to the General Assembly.
in 59 days
RBI monetary policy decisionThe Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee meets. The repo rate stands at 5.50% after a 25-basis-point rise in October, when the RBI changed its…
in 30 days
8Dec–9 Dec
Economy & markets ·
US Federal Reserve rate decisionThe Federal Open Market Committee meets. Its benchmark rate is 3.75%–4%; after two members voted for an increase in October, markets saw a strong chance of a…
in 36 days
10Dec
Science & space
Nobel Prize ceremoniesThe 2026 laureates receive their prizes on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death — the Peace Prize in Oslo, the others in Stockholm.
in 38 days
14Dec–15 Dec
Diplomacy & summits ·
G20 leaders’ summitThe United States hosts the summit of the Group of Twenty at the Trump National Doral resort.
in 42 days
16Dec–17 Dec
Economy & markets ·
ECB monetary policy decisionThe European Central Bank’s Governing Council meets. It held its deposit rate at 2.5% in October, with euro-area inflation at 3.8% in September.
in 44 days
31Dec
Diplomacy & summits
António Guterres’s term as UN Secretary-General endsHis second five-year term ends. The Security Council is choosing a successor through straw polls before recommending one candidate to the General Assembly.
in 59 days
January 20272 events
5Jan
Elections · 
Brazil: Lula begins his new termThe new presidential term begins on 5 January 2027, after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the 25 October runoff.
in 64 days
26Jan
India ·
Republic DayIndia marks the day its Constitution came into force in 1950, with the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
in 85 days
Brazil: Lula begins his new termThe new presidential term begins on 5 January 2027, after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the 25 October runoff.
in 64 days
26Jan
India ·
Republic DayIndia marks the day its Constitution came into force in 1950, with the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
in 85 days
February 20274 events
1Feb
India ·
Union Budget 2027–28 (expected)The Union Budget has been presented on 1 February each year since 2017. Any change to capital gains tax on shares, which the government is reviewing, would…
in 91 days
3Feb–5 Feb
Economy & markets ·
RBI monetary policy decisionThe last scheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in the 2026–27 financial year.
in 93 days
3Feb–4 Feb
Economy & markets ·
ECB monetary policy decisionThe European Central Bank’s Governing Council meets — the last scheduled decision before Christine Lagarde steps down.
in 93 days
7Feb
Economy & markets ·
Christine Lagarde steps down as ECB PresidentLagarde announced on 29 October 2026 that she would leave about nine months before the end of her eight-year term. Pablo Hernández de Cos and Klaas Knot are…
in 97 days
Union Budget 2027–28 (expected)The Union Budget has been presented on 1 February each year since 2017. Any change to capital gains tax on shares, which the government is reviewing, would…
in 91 days
3Feb–5 Feb
Economy & markets ·
RBI monetary policy decisionThe last scheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in the 2026–27 financial year.
in 93 days
3Feb–4 Feb
Economy & markets ·
ECB monetary policy decisionThe European Central Bank’s Governing Council meets — the last scheduled decision before Christine Lagarde steps down.
in 93 days
7Feb
Economy & markets ·
Christine Lagarde steps down as ECB PresidentLagarde announced on 29 October 2026 that she would leave about nine months before the end of her eight-year term. Pablo Hernández de Cos and Klaas Knot are…
in 97 days